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'Wisdom', 'Essence and Accident' and 'The Principles of Mathematics'
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 7. Eliminating causation
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We can drop 'cause', and just make inferences between facts [Russell]
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Moments and points seem to imply other moments and points, but don't cause them [Russell]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism
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Modern science seeks essences, and is getting closer to them [Copi]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / d. Knowing essences
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Real essences are scientifically knowable, but so are non-essential properties [Copi]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature
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The laws of motion and gravitation are just parts of the definition of a kind of matter [Russell]
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